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Sowore Supporters Go On Rampage In Court, Destroy Journalist’s Car, Harassed Others
Supporters of Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential Candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) and Sahara Reporters Publisher, were on rampage at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Wednesday, where they destroyed the car of a Journalist, Olakunle Olasanmi of LEADERSHIP newspaper.
The windshield of the car, a Toyota Venza was shattered by Sowore’s supporters who have always been notorious for unruly behaviours each time the criminal case filed against him by the Department of State Services comes up before the Court.
Sowore is standing trial before Justice Mohammed Umar, over allegation of cyberbullying.
He was said to have called President Bola Timubu a criminal.
He however, pleaded not guilty to all the charge.
Olasanmi drove into the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to park his car at about 11am to go into the Court for the business of the day.
He could not however, secure a parking space in the court premises and decided to drive out to park his car outside, at the extension of the court’s car park outside the premises.
As he negotiated to the left turn of the gate of the court to drive to the car park, Sowore’s supporters, who were in their hundreds surrounded Olasanmi’s car and blocked his way.
As he was pleading with them to move a way from the road so that he could gain access to the car park, the unruly supporters hit his windshield and destroyed it.
When their leader, Sowore, came out of the courtroom, Olasanmi approached him and he promises to take responsibilities but few hours later, he reneged on his promise.
Some of Olasanmi’s colleagues also recounted their ordeals in the hands of his supporters.
Immediately the attack was carried out, a former Chairman of National Association of Judiciary Correspondent, NAJUC, the umbrella body of journalists covering the Court, Mr Kayode Lawal, told his colleagues that Olasanmi had been attacked by Sowore’s supporters.
He said, “Sowore’s supporters went on rampage this morning, smashing the windscreen of the Toyota Venza of our Chairman, Mr Kunle Olasanmi outside the gate of the Federal High Court”.
At this point, Mrs Celestina Iria said she also had altercation with Sowore before the case began, Wednesday.
Celestina said, “I confronted him about his constant bully of TVC over coverage of the proceedings. First it was when we are at the 1st floor when the judge was to rule on his apucation for recusal from the case.
“My cameraman came to take shots inside the court, Sowore started saying TVC has seen the judgment/ruling of the court that is why they came to take his shot.
“He then went ahead to post the clips on his Twitter handle.
“The last one that happened on Monday, when he accused my cameraman of pretending to record him yet his camera lens was closed. That video also trended”
Ikechukwu Nnochirim of Vanguard newspapers said he had hectic time driving through the crowd as he got to the Court in the morning.
He said, “I think it is about time they stop them from protesting in front of the court whenever the case is going on!
“I kept honking and honking before they made way for me to pass”.
